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Tag: Mark Selby
Trump Playing Like a Champion
Judd Trump produced some high quality snooker to easily dismantle the challenges of Stephen Maguire and Mark Selby in the Champion of Champions on Tuesday. The Englishman, who gained an invitation to this lucrative tournament by winning the Championship League and Australian Open in 2014, knocked in a flurry of[Read More…]
Ding the First Name into Last Four
Ding Junhui became the first player to book his place in the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions in Coventry on Monday. The Chinese returned to a degree of form as he stuttered over the finishing line in a 4-2 victory over Dominic Dale before repeating the feat in a 6-5[Read More…]
International Championship Preview
Sunday announces the start of the International Championship as the 64 qualifiers begin battle for the lucrative £125,000 winner’s cheque in Chengdu. Now in its third year on the calendar, the International Championship has quickly become a firm favourite with both the players and the fans alike. Its longer format[Read More…]
Seeds and Schedule for Champion of Champions
With the second annual Champion of Champions set for the prestigious Ricoh Arena, Coventry, the four seeded players for this year’s event are Ronnie O’Sullivan (1), Mark Selby (2), Neil Robertson (3) and Ding Junhui (4). Taking place from Monday 3rd to Sunday 9th November, the Champion of Champions features[Read More…]
Winning White in Sofia
Jimmy White won three matches in a row for the first time in more than two years as the 10-time ranking event champion reached the fourth round of the Bulgarian Open on Friday. The ‘Whirlwind’, who had a tough start to the season by losing a succession of close games[Read More…]
Snooker in October
From the start of the season in May until now at the end of September, the snooker season has been a stop-start motion right the way through. This is in stark contrast to last season when it felt like there was no respite almost from beginning to end, until Mark[Read More…]
Fine Lines as Selby Sent Crashing
World no.1 Mark Selby followed defending champion Ding Junhui out of the International Championship before even reaching Chengdu after a spectacular defeat to Oliver Lines at the Metrodome yesterday. Ireland’s David Morris had no such problems, though, as he eased past John Astley with a 6-4 scoreline. While the opening[Read More…]
Monday Start for International Championship Qualifier
After yet another week without any snooker on our screens, the International Championship qualifiers – or first round if you will – gets under way on Monday in Barnsley. The postponement of the Indian Open until March of next year meant that the scheduled qualifiers for that event was moved[Read More…]
Allen and Bingham Stun Top Seeds in Shanghai
Mark Allen and Stuart Bingham will contest the 2014 Shanghai Masters final on Sunday in China. Defending champion Ding Junhui was involved in a tough encounter with Bingham and the Chinese Sensation let a 4-2 lead slip as he succumbed to a 6-4 defeat in front of his home crowd. Semi-final[Read More…]